04-30-2012, 01:20 PM | #1 |
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my friend listened to autzone and used turtle wax rubbing compound...
well about a week ago a friend of mine found a scuff on his bumper, so he went to auto zone and asked what he should use. they told him to use the turtle wax rubbing compound...errr what a mistake,,it left the spot worse then it was before...so once i found out about this, i offered my help to fix the
problem with my knowledge on detailing i was sure id be able to get it fixed ,,i have alot of adams stuff so thats what i used along with the porter cable 7424,,, first i used adams fine machine polish on the bigger pad,,that pad was to big for the spot. so i went ahead and used the 4 inch adams pad..the fmp and white 4 inch bad..made it look better but did not do the job,so i switched over to adams swirl and haze remover and the orange 4 inch bad..i did one pass with it and it made it look much better. but stil wasn't happy with it fully, so i did a couple more passes with the shr and..that did the trick...it was fixed! i followed up with adams fine machine polish again along with adams machine sealant.. it looked brand new...the car is a daily driver so it has rock chips on it,,but here are the before and after pics!
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04-30-2012, 02:28 PM | #2 |
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Nicely done, you should be proud and your friend owes you, big time!
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04-30-2012, 03:12 PM | #3 |
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compound didnt do that looks like u sanded it or had dirt in ur buffer
u couldnt of buffed it with turtle wax compound cause the lines are straight in the scratches like someone sanded it
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04-30-2012, 03:31 PM | #4 | |
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..so as far as im concerned im going with he used compound to make that mess. I DID NOT USE compound to get that out..nor did i use sand paper..im no idiot..he used the compound and rubbed back n forth creating those scratches.and no i didnt have anything in my buffer pads. as i clayed the bumper before.i did anything ..and the pads were brand new right out the package Sent from my SCH-I510 using Tapatalk 2
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Anyways...good job..he definitely owes you a few beers or some dinner or something! |
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04-30-2012, 04:43 PM | #6 | |
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04-30-2012, 09:17 PM | #7 |
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u tell me thats what it looks like to me ive buffed cars for 6 -7 years professionally for 100 bucks a wack and must be doing somethign right cause i could do it all day long if i wanted to but i dont like doing it but 2 - 4 a week. if that . im just sayin looks like he used something other then just compound to me. dont get mad hell im just sayin .
u said so urself he took turtle wax to get the scratches out so turtle wax didnt do it then
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04-30-2012, 09:22 PM | #8 |
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compound is what u use to cut the clear coat and remove scratches in ur clear coat or if u have enamel paint to remove the paint to smooth it out u can use wax or whatever just takes alot longer. then use finesse or , hand glaze . im not sayin nothing bad i just know the worst compound out there isnt going to do that alone. u did a good job cleanin it up. u talkin me all wrong.
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04-30-2012, 09:25 PM | #9 | |
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Don't sweat it bro, the dude's got like 3 brain cells, can't understand him most of the time .....On to better things, you did an awesome job fixing his f**k up. I love Adam's products & the PC, you use those and you rides look top notch for life! Good job! |
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04-30-2012, 09:38 PM | #10 | |
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04-30-2012, 10:48 PM | #11 |
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Rubbing compound dulls paint. He also didn't say what it was applied with. Your friend started too aggressive.
You did a great job by stepping up the aggressiveness of the materials until the damage was removed, then polishing it out. |
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Awesome Camaro save dude !
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04-30-2012, 11:42 PM | #13 |
I've used turtle wax before on a few vehicles, the stuff worked just fine for me. Not trying to say it's better then what you did by any means, but I don't think it was just what your friend used that caused the problem, maybe how he was using it? Great job though.
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05-01-2012, 05:49 AM | #14 | |
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